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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
2
Bryan Weekly Eagle lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions in Brazos County with rates by carrier and by mail. The paper notes publication on Thursdays and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches with exclusive rights to reproduction and local stories.
In the drive for a county park the site must meet natural advantages and be near the population center while minimizing expense. Key factors include shade, breeze, ample road access and parking, good drainage, water supply, space for future expansion, and potential land donation from a civic-minded local citizen, notes H. D. Cee.
A Bryan observer disputes its exclusivity and depicts a hot day at the grounds. Families swim and picnic under trees while business patrons and golfers enjoy the pool and music. The piece frames the club as an inclusive, wholesome community hub.
A cheerful observer notes that accepting the heat with humor helps cope with the dog days. Both high brow and low brow share the sweat of the brow, yet a smile can ease discomfort and ease the sting of heat.
The Dallas Times Herald quips warn that corn liquor and heat spur brisk grave digger trade while filth in open places leads to a trip to the Promised Land.
The quote praises the Golden Rule over philosophical systems and argues that simple fair dealing surpasses elaborate deception, calling a square deal more beautiful than any intricate scheme. It emphasizes honesty and straightforward ethics as the highest standard.
A reader asks if it is time to harvest marijuana crops on vacant lots and streets in town, suggesting a shift to local cultivation. The comment frames a casual plan and raises questions about implementation and legality.
A public figure pleads illness as the reason to withdraw from the campaign. The move follows mounting pressure from opponents and supporters seeking a clear path forward for the party.
State Press in Dallas News questions the idea that past pioneer kindness outshines today. It compares frontier hospitality with modern efficiency, noting feuds, hospitals, and home care, while arguing for a restoration of neighborly acts and shared effort in communities.
Mrs Maggie W Barry is named chairman of the department of the American Home by the General Federation of Women's Clubs at its Los Angeles biennial meeting. The selection honors College Station Bryan and Texas and signals wide national influence for home making education led by Mrs Barry.
The Texas Press Association session in Amarillo saw the Sam Club hold its annual reunion with Sams including Harbin Fore Hollo way Miller Hoyle and others making the event. Sam Ferbin was reelected secretary signaling another successful year for the association.
A clergyman strolling with two girls is stopped by an angler who asks about sport. The parson replies he is a fisher of men, to which the fisherman jokes that the clergyman has the right balt, provoking light humor at the streamside.
Those who have known profound love and sorrow gain a reality of God missed by others. The sufferer trusts that God's love sustains him to that day.
The Brazos County Boys and Girls Club department promotes California fruit studies, urban road use for short courses, and a campus of practical farming. Reports highlight Mrs. Broach’s profitable poultry, a scrub rooster trial, and plans for the annual encampment at Fin Feather Club Lake with extensive camp rules.
A Ta bor resident reports grasshoppers menacing crops near Tabor. County Agent C L Beason says poison mash will be recommended as the best method of control.
Old Sol signals cotton time as growers report fields in bloom at the Sam E Cavitt ranch five miles west. Grass hoppers are plentiful but currently doing limited damage while corn needs rain. A hunting party forms to track two large yellow wolves spotted near Edge and Macy. Mattison Corgey and Velma visit Dallas relatives.
Mr and Mrs J T Dyess of Harvey were here today visiting or calling on local residents and appearing in the newspaper notes.
Prof. P. S. Mangum of Edge returned from East Texas where he and Profs G. M. Ammons J. L. Hurff and L. N. Tyler sold school supplies in Shelby Rusk Panola Harris and Gregg counties. He says crops are good and farmers are up with their work enjoying a vacation. No political topics were discussed in the area.
G C Royder of Goose Creek visiting his daughter Mrs Hugo Jahn praises Bryan as having superior paved streets. Royder, an oil field worker formerly of Brazos County, notes seven years away and sees notable town improvements.
In Bryan voters approved $15,000 bonds to resurface Main Street. Only 84 ballots were cast with 78 in favor and 6 against, reflecting a near 16 to 1 landslide. Polls opened at 8 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. Officials included A. K. Brown as presiding judge, Paul Dansby and S. M. Bird as assistant judges, and J W. Hamilton as clerk.
Gabe Cazell Jr. celebrated his seventh birthday at his grandmother Nannie Rohde’s home. Thirty five children attended from 5 to 7 pm enjoying games including a bear’s den up a tree with a ladder ascent and a lollypop tree. The party featured a seven candle cake and ice cream.
Mrs. Ida Ross Wilson of Tulsa Oklahoma attends the reunion as a Clement A Evans Chapter U D C member and Tulsa University dean of women. Her father Captain Madison Ross of Houston, a Brigade member, is also at the reunion.
Mrs J W Coulter was honored with a surprise birthday chicken barbecue by her children at Fin-Feather Club House on Sunday June 22. Family gathered around a decorated table with gifts flowers and a birthday cake as neighbors and friends offered fruit candy and well wishes.
A Sunday game between Smetana and Sugar Hill was interrupted by sudden heavy rain causing players and spectators to seek shelter. The contest proceeded no further that afternoon.
A bottle unearthed in downtown Atlanta holds a parchment ring bearing Prudence Bainbridge, a 19 year old New England bride who died after following her husband in Sherman's march to the sea. Her letters funded an effort to locate her grave until his death in 1903. A skull found near the bottle was saved by contractor J. J. Kelly.
President John M. Lawrence reported at the Chamber meeting on the special committee's plan to ask the state highway commission to widen and resurface Bryan College road. The group also discussed Hood's Brigade reunion, future school-site needs, and Amarillo trip insights.
W Lawless of Kurten appears in Bryan today for a local wagon show and sale event. The notice highlights Kurten based exhibitor and Bryan venue details.
Advertises Herbine as a digestive tonic to cleanse bile and impurities, restoring vigor and buoyancy. Claims rapid, thorough regulation of liver and bowels with first dose. Price 60c. Sold by M. H. James Drug Co at both stores.
Entomologist R. R. Reppert notes poison mash works when mixed and applied as directed. He warns against kalcium arsenate substitutes, piling mash, creosote contaminated water, and improper attractants. Results appear slowly, with deaths to grasshoppers extending over days to a week.
Superintendent Madison Hall reports Bryan High School credits are being accepted by colleges and universities across Texas and the South to prevent entrance exams this fall. Students named include Ben Kaplan at Tulane, Anne Vanderwerth at C S A Denton, Willie Belle Powers at S M A Dallas, Josephine Crute and Susie Mae Sanders at C S A Denton, Allister Waldrop at A and M College, Fritz Vanderwerth heading to Coyne Electrical Schools in Chicago for an extended electricity course.
Monday afternoon about five o clock Mrs. O O Henderson found a boy in the kitchen after returning from College. The intruder fled from a window but was chased and captured by neighbors and brought to First Deputy Sheriff J E Covey. The youth identified himself as Derwood Dickinson of Dallas a father is being contacted.
An advertisement touts pepsinated calomel as a mild imported English remedy with pepsin and other ingredients. It claims to relieve indigestion billiousness bad colds constipation and sick headaches quickly and pleasantly with one small tablet at bedtime.
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